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THREE OLIVE-BROWN JADE FITTINGS

LATE EASTERN ZHOU/WESTERN HAN DYNASTY, 3RD - 2ND CENTURY BC

Price realisedGBP 6,250

EstimateGBP 2,000 - GBP 4,000

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THREE OLIVE-BROWN JADE FITTINGS
LATE EASTERN ZHOU/WESTERN HAN DYNASTY, 3RD - 2ND CENTURY BC
One a sword slide carved with C-scrolls and a demi-taotie mask at one end; one a sword guard of diamond-section, well carved on each side with a mask with striated brows; the third a fitting with a faceted tubular central section flanked by two openwork scrolling birds, with remains of a metal pin at one end
3½, 2 and 1½ in. (8.8, 5.1 and 3.8 cm.) long (3)